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convert

[kuhn-vurt, kon-vurt] / kənˈvɜrt, ˈkɒn vɜrt /






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Many traditional axion experiments try to convert axions into photons by exposing them to extremely strong magnetic fields inside laboratories.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

Just a few years ago, De Beers, which is majority-owned by Anglo American, invested some $2.3 billion to convert the open-pit mine to an underground operation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

It makes it easier for farmers to convert their fields to solar panels.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

You could end up paying a relatively high marginal tax rate to convert assets into a Roth, only to experience a significant market decline due to an unforeseen economic or geopolitical event.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

She had agreed with every word he said—was a regular convert already!

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Suppose someone makes a nondeductible traditional IRA contribution and then converts it to a Roth IRA.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

During the reaction, sodium hydroxide captures carbon released from the plastics and converts it into solid sodium carbonate.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Three days after the executive order, the White House implemented the order through National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, which converts the fiction into machinery.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

TECfusions, which converts existing industrial facilities into data centers, said the deal implies a pro-forma enterprise value of approximately $4.2 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

There was Crazy Mary, whose family were Christian converts.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

Inside, under flickering lights, a group of reluctant strangers is coaxed into acting out, in a converted gymnasium, a wild tale promising redemption from agonizing tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

"Peat is a naturally wet ecosystem and stores large amounts of organic material. When peat is drained, this organic material is converted into fuel," Pantau Gambut spokesman Wahyu Perdana said.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

In 2001, the actor turned his real estate sights across the pond and picked up a $1 million London loft in a converted jam factory.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

With the IPO, the $17.3 billion in preferred shares was converted to ordinary equity, and that obligation was wiped off the books.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

He asked some of his friends to find out all they could about this new convert, and he soon found out her name was Denise, but she had chosen the name Inayah when she converted.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Haaland continued his fine start to the season by converting his third goal in as many games from Antoine Semenyo's deep cross, which came after Fernandez played through a slide-rule pass to the Ghanaian.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The community hopes to raise £70,000 to buy the building and ensure it is wind and watertight while moving towards converting it into a science and community centre.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Your dilemma is less about whether you need Roth assets to fund your retirement, and more about whether converting some of those assets can improve your long-term tax position.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

In industry, condensation plays an important role in converting steam back into water at power plants, producing fresh water from seawater, and carrying heat away from electronic equipment.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

But Elizebeth and her team slowly worked out a possible way of converting the digraphs into numbers.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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